Big Chief

Media: DSC_1647-2.jpg; DSC_1647.jpg

Original Title: Big Chief
Date: 2024
Creator: Isaiah Remble See all items with this value
Description: Remble's drawing portrays renowned Mardi Gras Indian chief David Montana. Mardi Gras Indians refers to Black New Orleanians who draw from Creole, Indigenous, African, and Afro-Caribbean tradition to develop a unique form of visual culture and resistance. Remble, a Texas Southern graduate, was born in New Orleans and later moved to Houston. In his own words, he aims to "explore and preserve the diverse subcultures of the American South" through his art.
Primary Subject: 2000- See all items with this value; Art See all items with this value; HBCU student work See all items with this value; Clothing and dress See all items with this value
Additional Subject: African diaspora; American South; Black art; Costume; Masks; Performers
Type: Painting
Medium: oil pastel on paper
Measurements: 35 1/2 in x 23 1/2 in
Format: JPEG
HBCU Identifier: pc267
HCAC Identifier: HCAC.TSU.0318
Rights: All rights held by the University Museum at Texas Southern. For permission to publish, distribute, or use this image for any other purpose, please contact University Museum, Texas Southern University umuseum@gmail.com Attn: Museum Director. Materials not created by Texas Southern University may still be under copyright. Additional materials may be presented for educational and research purposes in accordance with fair use under United States copyright law.
Contributing Institution: Texas Southern University
Collection: Permanent Collection See all items with this value

Item sets: Art; Texas Southern University Collections; University Museum at Texas Southern Permanent Collection